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• Re: Auto Transmission Fail (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:09:43 -0400
  can you turn the pump shaft when it is engaged in the pump? Edward At 12:42 PM 7/16/2010, Robert Fisher wrote...
• Re: '80 linkage problem
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:49:40 -0600 (MDT)
  On Mon, 11 Mar 1996, Don Geiger wrote: > BTW, any special tools needed to replace gearshift housing, or shaft > therein? Just in case I...
• Re: So you want to go to a 094 five speed...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 08:49:22 EST
  ...syncro? > Unfortunately no, it is does not have a front drive shaft, it is two wheel. BUT you might be able to SWAP the...
• Re: Berg Shifter TOP
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 01:19:18 -0800
  ...Berg has a set screw retained ring on the shaft to position the > spring. This design could be improved upon as the retainer needs...
• Re: alternator pulley removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 11:54:14 -0500
  As I recall, the shaft has flats allowing one to hold it while removing the nut. I can go look in a bit ... but...
• Re: 2nd try- Starter disassembly question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:27:32 -0500
  ...Remove that cap and you'll see the end of the shaft. There should be a washer and U shaped retainer which should just...
• Re: '80 linkage problem - a lesson learned.
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 15:17:40 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The teeth on the bracket that engage the > splines on the gearshift shaft had somehow gotten badly worn. Not good. > > The splines on the...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:28:58 -0700
  I reuse many of them if they dont feel too loose on the shaft..Mind you, the factory new ones aren't that tight...
• Re: Fw: Sycnro Driveshaft U-joint removal?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:16:47 -0500
  ...Any tips on getting the U-joint off the driveshaft? Shaft is > > out and I have the new joint I'm dying to get...
• Front Mounted Rack-here's an easier solution!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 00:05:20 EDT
  ...Length should be just short of the metal shafts on your struts. Then, when you put on your strong shafts, put the PVC pipe...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:33:51 -1000
  ...At the ends of the cross shaft...a high quality spray synthetic grease..work that shaft back and forth until it pivots smoothly.. then...
• Re: Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 21 May 2006 18:30:57 -0700
  ...Interestingly, I can't seem to get the pot metal gear to turn on the shaft, but I can make the shaft slid left...
• Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:34:31 -0600
  ...I once tightened too much and snapped a shaft. I managed to replace it with only loosing the dash and pulling one side back...
• slow vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Jevne
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 22:24:01 EDT
  ...When I pulled the engine the torque converter and the drive shaft in the transmission came out. It is automatic. I am thinking that...
• man. trans clac-a-dee-clac source found
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Wed, 19 Sep 2001 13:41:00 +0200
  ...the 3rd gear on the main shaft touched the 2nd on the pinion shaft. Both had .35mm axial play - already too much. Assuming they...
• Re: Bilstien install question
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Thu, 8 May 2008 14:25:20 -0500
  ...I measured the shafts, and near as I could tell, it's a spacer (possibly necessary for other types of installations?) . I also installed...
• Wiper Arm Question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:18:18 -0400
  ...I had cleaned all the loose metal out of the splines on the shaft, and noticed that the matching splines in my old arm...
• Re: transmiision problem
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 1 Sep 2012 10:59:41 -0700
  Assuming your drive shafts are still connected..... :) Engine off, parking brake on etc. (safety first!) get helper or make video with a cell phone...
• Re: Diesel Folks: Machine Intermediate Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Oct 2016 18:34:03 +0000
  You can get oversized bearings for a turned intermediate shaft, and your shop may have to buy the proper reamers for them. I have...
• Re: servicing front heater fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 15:50:09 -0500
  ...Support the shaft-end when driving the impeller back on so you're driving against the shaft and not the bearings. The impeller should...
• Re: VanagonSubaru SVX owners
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:48:29 -0800
  Funny thing is, with my three SVX conversions into Syncro vans I have not had any issue with the half shafts or CVs. They...
• Query: Type 2 Transmission Interchangability
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 19:36:06 -0700
  ...Will the axle shafts from the '66 properly fit into my '60 differental side gears? I have not yet removed the transaxle from my...
• Re: Berg Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:06:47 -0500
  ...I tried covering it with black shrink tubing to > match the stock shaft cover, but you still end up with a big bump where...
• Re: Photos of broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 May 2012 16:15:07 -0700
  ...Both notches were >> good when installed on the shaft the previous day. It looks to me like >> that >> shaft notch pivoted into the shaft...
• Windscreen wiper motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 16:47:40 -0700
  ...Remove wiper shaft nut-22mm and washers. 5.Remove instrument dash-Bentley 70.5 .At this point I used a large vice grips to...
• Procedure: Replacing the trans main shaft oil seal
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 20:31:54 -0700
  Since I just recently replaced the main shaft oil seal in my transmission and it's fresh in my mind, I thought I'd...
• Re: broken speedo and Vaccum pump
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:19:37 -0800
  If that grey gear is properly fitted/pressed on the shaft you shouldn't have any real movement at all on that end. If...
• Re: CV's
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 00:51:11 -0800
  ...You need a snap-ring pliers, a vise, and sledge hammer to knock the old CV's off the shafts. sand and paint the...
• Re: Axle Shaft bolt tool
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 13:05:19 -0500
  ...correct torx-style-but-more-splines tool to remove the axle shaft bolts. Bentleys shows tool # 34-1291. No Volkswagon dealers here in the...
• Re: linkage woes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 00:39:40 -0400
  ...move left to right); this makes the front shaft turn in relation to the rear shaft, I think. I've been loosening the clamp...
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 14:05:27 -0500
  ...Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon) What is wrong with towing it with the rear wheels on the dolly and the steering...
• Throttle body shaft seals
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:25:15 EST
  Does anyone have a source for the throttle body shaft seals, 022 133 069 ? These are now obsolete according to my dealer. I have...
• Re: help! how to get the propeller shaft to drop?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 00:00:44 +1200
  This isn't the Schimmwagen list
• Re: How on earth do I remove the input shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:49:01 -0400
  Thanks everyone. Got it out. Roger
• Re: oil pressure problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 12:05:37 -0700
  On the diesel engines, the intermediate shaft pulley runs the vacuum pump. It has no teeth and is driven by the back (flat, no...
• Re: Now what?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:42:22 -0600
  I've often found the input shaft to be damaged and the seal leaking. Not too bad to fix, gotta pull the behousing off...
• Re: Help! Need VW diesel shop in San Francisco
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:11:33 -0800
  ...It would be worth checking if the shaft will turn freely after some of the belt tension is relieved. Or another way to look...
• Re: Auto tranny questions...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:50:34 -0700
  ...There are two shafts that connect to the torque converter: the outer turbine shaft and the inner pump shaft. The only danger is that...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 5 May 2016 11:41:02 -0500
  ...It is about 5mm wide, with a shallow groove > around the circumference and is slightly loose on that shaft. It seems to > be meant...
• Re: Inline 4 transplant question
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 20:58:49 -0500
  Hi Dave, Grind down the length of the input shaft. If your inpur shaft is from the diesel, you need to remove about 1...
• Re: Synchro trans leak
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Feb 95 16:08:49 EST
  ...More seriously, if dirt got into the seal/ > shaft interface it may have worn a groove in the shaft which will contribute > to the...
• Another odometer fix
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hayeslip
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 09:07:47 -0400
  I also had an 88 with the odometer shaft slipping off the pot metal gear but fixed it with much less fuss. I was...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 18:07:36 -0500
  ...There is a space at the top of the bolt/stud to apply a wrench to keep the shaft from turning>> DYK that there...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:24:38 -0700
  ...The front diff, prop shaft and tranny were not all balanced as a unit. The prop shaft was (or should have been) balanced by...
• Re: CV joint rotation ?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 19:20:12 -0500
  ...1) left and right half-shafts are the same length on manual > transmissions, > 2) left and right half-shafts are different lengths on automatic...
• Re: Throttle Body swap later 2.1 off a late 1.9 into early 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:49:15 -0700
  If you wanted to fix a shaft leak you'd fix it like you'd fix a Weber. Drill out the shaft holes and...
• Re: Differential->Half Shaft Seal?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 15:21:07 -0700
  ...I found out about this AFTER I had regreased and bolted the 1/2 shaft back in place so I will do this in...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 14 May 2006 14:03:35 -0400
  ...As the drive shaft should be allowed to move in vice, make sure cv assembly is not "bouncing" around on vice jaws when driving...
• Re: Help! Synchro Vibration
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 May 1995 13:32:03 -0400
  ...I had a driveline shop balance the shaft & check it for straightness. I assume they did it right, but one never knows for sure...
• Re: : windshield wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 29 May 2026 17:14:38 +0200
  ...Then, all you can do is replace the whole arm...and hope the motor shaft still has its teeth. Important when replacing windshield or...
• Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Tue, 25 May 2021 01:14:16 -0400
  ...You could add the splines to your cross shaft to match the ones in diesel lever? Bill M Sent from my iPhone > On May...
• Syncro drive shaft seal & motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Mon, 4 May 1998 15:48:33 -0800
  I'm looking at a leak around the lock ring, where the right side rear drive shaft exits the transmission. My mechanic is getting...
• Re: Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - sailingfc dslextreme.com
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:03:09 -0400
  Remove inner door panel, unscrew large Phillips head screw that is in-line with the handle shaft(don't let handle fall), pick out...
• FW: CV Joint Swapping
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 08:01:13 -0700
  ...Steve 84 Westy Swap the half-shafts with CV attached from one side to other. I used to think you could just reverse the...
• Looking for Arm Rest Knob
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 20:03:18 EDT
  ...It is in good condition with the exception it is missing the adjusting knob/shaft of the left armrest on the passenger seat. The...
• Re: Is Bus Depot Ok?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 16:18:09 -0400
  ...They are >091 141 701, Shaft, Clutch Operating- $16. >I also have the clutch housing bushings (plastic parts) in stock. > > >Thanks, >Ken Wilford >John...
• Why won't my engine go in?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 13:03:04 -0600
  ...main shaft down to the correct length and given it a taper bevel, I test-fit the pilot bearing on the shaft before pressing...
• Replacing Windshield Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 11:53:41 -0400
  ...I tried removing it myself - got the wiper arms off and the shaft assemblies unscrewed at the dash, but got stumped in how to...
• Re: Question about AVP 1.9 to 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Rick Ferguson
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 17:54:28 +0000
  Yikes...I meant to say crank shaft...doh!
• Re: CV axle help for early m/t Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 21:06:18 -0500
  ...https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/vw-axle-shaft-assembly-gkn-251501203gx I have a set of cheap, China axles, still in the box, brand...